Senior Project Manager - Customer-Facing, Automation

Cognex Corporation; Ohio; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Cognex Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Project Manager with external customer facing experience to lead automation projects and coordinate internal/external resources. You will manage scope, risks, and schedules while ensuring quality and profitability across the project lifecycle.

The role requires 5+ years of project management experience in high-tech environments, strong communication, and the ability to travel as needed to meet customer needs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience as a project manager in high-tech/services
• Excellent written and verbal communication with customers
• Knowledge of automation technology for manufacturability, assembly, test and production
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage complex projects
• Strong time management and organizational skills in fast-paced environments
• Understanding of project cost estimation and profitability analysis
• Ability to plan complex schedules and prevent scope creep
• Decision making and problem solving under pressure
• Knowledge of business processes and order handling
• Experience handling escalations and customer emergencies

Responsibilities

• Actively plan, organize and align resources to meet project schedules
• Maintain relationships with customers pre- and post-sale
• Develop project schedules and track progress with milestones and status updates
• Define project scope and communicate changes; negotiate and identify up-selling opportunities
• Manage all project documentation and hand it to service or customer teams

Skills

PMI standards

Communication skills

Automation tech knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Data analysis

Cost estimation

Risk management

Scheduling

Decision making

Business processes

MS Projects

Learning new tech

Education

BA degree in technical discipline

Tools

Microsoft Projects

Job description

Cognex Corporation in the United States seeks a Senior Project Manager with external customer facing experience to lead automation projects and coordinate internal/external resources. You will manage scope, risks, and schedules while ensuring quality and profitability across the project lifecycle.

The role requires 5+ years of project management experience in high-tech environments, strong communication, and the ability to travel as needed to meet customer needs.